The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-23
GOOD SUGGESTIONS.

The following items are taken from advance
sheets of the American Agricultural for August
The La,on IN Midsummer--WhiIe dry, hot
weather continues, do not NOW the lawn too fire..
quently. The treatment of the grass should now
be to strengthen the roots. Water the lawn, if il
can be continued occasionally, in long drouth
Ornamental beds, such as those in ribbon style
should be at their best when cool nights come, and
the different kinds should be kept from running
into one another. Judicious pruning will keep
them in ORDER 1t is not advisable to save seeds
unless from very choice plants. Cut away al
faded fowerclusters, unless seeds of these are
wanted. Seeds of hardy perennials, and of shrubs
generally, should be sown as soon as they ripe
and in place where they may remain in the
ground, without being disturbed, for whole year
as many tree and shrub seeds will require a long
time to germinate. When this popularity il
known, sow such seeds in pot, which can be kept
plunged in the soil for a whole season.
Selecting a Cow.-A model useful dairy COW
may be known at glance by an expert. She has
q fine long head, broad between the eyes, and O
thin, wide muzzle; the eyes are large, and of a
mild expression; the neck is thin and long the
ears are thin and covered within with a deep vel.
low skin; the forequarters are light and thin and
the whole body has much the shape of wedge
increasing in size to the rear; the legs are thin
with fine bone; the belly is large and deep, with
great capacity for food !; the back is broad and
straight, and the ribs are well rounded towards
the rear the bones of the rump are wide apart
the tail is long and thin; the thighs are thin and
are set widely apart; the udder is large and full
especially behind; the teats are of good size and
set far apart upon broad, level udder, and the
mik-vein, so-called, which is the large vein lead
ing from the udder and passing into the abdomen,
and which is an indication of the amount of blood
circulating through the milk glands, and contrib
uting to the milk secretion, should be full and tor
tuous in its short course. A fine horn, a deep,
yellow skin, and general elegance of form, with
out any heaviness or beeGness in any part, are
also important indications of good quality in a
COW for the dairy.
Bringing Up Children Rationally.-It is as
natural to child to be happy, as it is to fish to
swim. But for this they need certain amount
OF "letting Alone" 1t is great mistake for par
ents to hamper their children with foolish restric
tions. Wepity the little BIS, our next-door neigh
boris children, from the bottom of our heart.
There is picket fence in front of the house, and
they are scarcely allowed to 60 near it, lest they
should climb and hurt themselves. They cannot
climb tree for the same reason. They may not
skate s,r'--s'-- 49, o. I'll
Of this training is that their parents have made
towards of them all, with the exception of little
ever wore sunbOnnet, and she has learned to be
deceitful and plays all her mad pranks well out Of
sight of her parents eyes. We caught her the
other day walking the railing of a bridge that
crossed the track of railroad q hundred feet be-
low. The railing was not foot wide, and she tri-
umphantly told us that she had walked it while
the train was passing under. 1t was enough to
make one shudder.
Don't fancy your boy is made of glass. Grant
a h1a nd LAT faaIf bot boo
you refuse, it is for his own good. Between the
Jellybys and the Gradgrinds of life, children have
hard time of it. The youngest child needs some
sort of agreeable occupation, and certain amount
of physical freedom. There is nothing more pain
full to young people than to feel that life is ope
dull routine, and that nothing ever happens" as
we once heard a disconsolate lad remark.
Boz Stalls for Horses.-The stable for the horse
should be of good size. The narrow dimensions
of many of the stalls are positive cruelty to
horses. They are built too narrow to enable the
horse to extend his limbs when convenient. He
is compelled, when in a recumbent position, to
double his limbs up under him, and his legs are
thus kept cramped, when they should be complete
ly at rest. Box-stalls permit the animal to choose
its position and change it at pleasure. Comfort
is essential to health and it is evident that the
animal can not be comfortable when closely tied
and the floor daily sprinkled with some good alb
sorbent, as gypsum, to absorb the foul odors con-
tinualy arising. Absorbents are not generally
used freely enough about stables. Besides having
pure air for the animal to breathe, a stable that
is stored full of hay and grain ought to be kept
well ventilated, and kept clean, that the impuri-
ties of the air may not penetrate these. All food
should be kept as pure as possible. Cleanliness
about the stable is just important to the health
of the horse, cleanliness about the house is i'm
portant to the health of the family.
The Kitchen Garden.-Weeds among crops will
demand attention. Now the crops are being
cleared off, remember that if the land is not occu-
pied by some useful crop, one of weeds will take
possession, and make trouble for the future
Spinach, sown late in this month, and in next,
may be ausefulcrop, or dwarfpeas, such as Gamer
lean Wonder" may be sown, and if it does not
give crop of peas, it will be most useful to turn
under as a green manure. Rye sown now will
give welcome bite for the cows, if securely teth-
cred, and also an early green feed next spring
after which it may be turned under. Rye is
recommended for large areas only; for small gar
dens use In sending vegetables to market
wash, if need be, and make beets, onions, carrots
etc. into neat punches, of the size that custom has
established for the market......The Chinese rose
colored Radish, if sown now, will make crop
which dug and preserved in soil other roots, will
be very acceptable to those who are fond of rad
ishes.. Sow the intermediate turnips-Y elbow
stone Aberdeen, and Cowhorn. Sown now the.
will usually make good crops. Rutabaga kind
should be we'll thinned to ten inches apart.
Clydesdale Horses.-Thc Clydesdales have Ion
been recognized as leading and very valuabi
race of heavy draft-horses, but they were neve
bred to such a high degree of excellence as q
present. The old type of Clydesdale, while mas
sive and strong limbed, was somewhat "light
wasted" But skillful and judicious breeding ha
| produced an animal which may we'll be regarde
as model for heavy drafthorse. They posses
sloping shoulders, good limbs, we'll "feathered
around the fetlocks well-sprung ribs, deep BARR
| chest, and muscular quarters. The extensive lm
| portation of these horses into the United State
has added an important element to the hori
stock of the West, where they are highly apprt
cated Great care is used, both in the land OF the
origin and in this country, to preserve the purlt
| ofthe breed, and encourage breeding to the higi
| est type. The tud-books Of Great Britain and
| America are conducted with the greatest care,
guard against the registry of any but pure brt
animals. The respective associations of Clyde
dale breeders in both countries, offer liberal pr
miums for annual competitive exhibitions.
this and other respects both associations have q
| ways shown o broad and liberal spirit of ente
prise.
A Theory Knocked Out.